Lucy Wild Jones > Recent Status Updates

i really utterly hate to admit there are some sentences i agree with and maybe even like the wording of, this doesn’t mean the contradictions have gone away though- yet it feels like he can’t make up his mind - flirting with different ideologies of theatre and acting opinions

you don’t have to be anything other than yourself, says Mamet.
but if, as beings, we are expansive we can be everything and anything as long as it feels true.

this HAS to be rage bait

the chapter on auditions wasn’t as unbearable as i thought it would be! i liked some of the thoughts on one’s personal relationship, there is a lot of privilege under the lines though.

He’s too narrow minded to make statements so unspecific about such a broad topic of discussion/interest

I’m finding that these thoughts are only transferable to the traditionalist American world of acting of the time. But even still, this isn’t an excuse to keep narrow minded the 90s were an extremely progressive time in theatre - with the likes of in-yer-face, absurdist revival, instillations etc. (OH and SARAH CANE for christs sake)

So far i have agreed with Mamet once and disagreed more times than i’m willing to admit, Am i too passionate & crazy if i said I’ve lost sleep over his cynicism?

i love how i can agree and disagree with different points on the same page, almost simultaneously

“what happened to hello? how are you? my name is..”

however! even though i’m struggling i can see it’s a brilliantly written piece that flows and presents fact clearly and persuasively.

so far it’s a hard read for me as i favour light fiction but i feel it’s important i learn about my legacy as a woman entering the industry so i’m preserving!!